Patents by Inventor Woodrow F. Thompson

Woodrow F. Thompson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4213627
    Abstract: In an anti-sway type trailer hitch having rearwardly-extending load-levelling bars between a hitch connector element and the side rails of a trailer tongue, braking force is applied between the connector element and a pair of conjointly pivotally mounted housings having rearwardly-opening circular cross-section sockets. The sockets receive circular cross-section rearwardly tapering load-levelling bars. This configuration permits the bars to be rotated occasionally to prevent them from taking a set due to applied load. Load is applied to transfer the trailer's weight away from the hitch through a pair of brackets adjustably mounted on the trailer tongue side rails for movement along the side rails. Each bracket includes a support column slidably receiving a jacking bolt. The jacking bolts include, at their vertically lower ends, eyes or other apparatus for supporting the distal ends of the load-levelling bars. The vertically upper end of each jacking bolt is provided with a jacking head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Inventor: Woodrow F. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4194739
    Abstract: The golf putter includes an elongated tapered body having a vertical plane of symmetry extending in the direction of putting motion and an adjustable putting face secured to the leading surface of the tapered body. The putting face is provided with a loft no greater than 10.degree. and the face is pivotable about a horizontal axis on the plane of symmetry so that the face can be adjusted to a horizontal position for a particular angle of the putter shaft relative to the vertical and then secured to the body. The weight of the putter head is also adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1980
    Inventor: Woodrow F. Thompson